Who’s Your Tony Bennett? Who’s Your Lady Gaga? #Mentoring
Sometimes the Grammy Awards recognizes a really odd partnership that really works. A few months before this year’s awards show, I remember doing a double-take when I saw them on (More)
Help! My coach is disagreeing with my mentor!
This was the exasperated comment from a recently appointed mentee. He was a general manager who was experiencing the effects of good intentions. He was being over-supported. His employer had (More)
What Makes Mentoring Work?
“We tried mentoring once, it never really worked. Anyway, people find their own mentors informally. What I need to know is how to fill my leadership pipeline.” I recently held (More)
Credible Feedback: It’s Not About the Right Words
I get a kick out of some leaders who want to be better at “giving feedback.” Some are like seven year-olds who can’t wait to tell someone, “You got a (More)
Coaching Supervision — Build Your Competitive Advantage
Coaching supervision, when a coach steps back to reflect on their client work with the help of a trained supervisor, is increasingly being seen as a powerful way to maximise (More)
I’m not doing this for you.
I was coaching the CFO of a financial services firm recently. He’s part of a leadership team that’s really struggling. There’s significant conflict within the team and the company is (More)
Leadership Lessons from the 9th Tee Box
Earlier this year, while I was home in Chattanooga, Tennessee, I played golf with one of my favorite mentors, my friend, Dr. Bob Cutrer. Many of us simply call him (More)
Don’t Gag on Engagement
I remember comedienne Rosie O’Donnell asking her audience, “Anybody in here engaged?” <clap, clap, clap> “Ever notice that ‘Engaged’ has the word ‘GAG’ in the middle of it?” <laugh, laugh, (More)
Leadership Lessons from a Last History Lecture
A few weeks ago, I went home to Chattanooga, Tennessee. One of the reasons why my trip back home was so important this time around was that I went to (More)
Coaching by Managers: No Appointment Required
I met with a lively and well-informed group of leaders from the Singapore Ministry of Health recently. Although they may not have needed my expertise on executive coaching, their questions (More)
